10 LA restaurants now included in the list
The esteemed Michelin Guide just added 10 new L.A. restaurants to its California list. Some of the restaurants are long-timers, others just months old. - Casa Leo in Los Feliz: Spanish tapas.
- Kojima in Sawtelle: 8-seat omakase-style, no menu. - Lynx in the Arts District: pizza-only with refined toppings. -SORA Craft Kitchen in DTLA: Modern Anatolian/Turkish. It's a big honor for these restaurants to be recognized, some of whom have been around for a long time.
Some of these restaurants could receive a Michelin star or Bib Gourmand award at the annual ceremony on June 24.
- Kojima in Sawtelle: 8-seat omakase-style, no menu. - Lynx in the Arts District: pizza-only with refined toppings. -SORA Craft Kitchen in DTLA: Modern Anatolian/Turkish. It's a big honor for these restaurants to be recognized, some of whom have been around for a long time.
Some of these restaurants could receive a Michelin star or Bib Gourmand award at the annual ceremony on June 24. The GEO Group expanded its detention complex in Adelanto by converting a former state prison into the "Desert View Annex" in 2020. At least 20 detainees have launched a hunger strike at Desert View Annex, an immigrant detention center in Adelanto, California, where about 400 people are being held.
On top of squalid conditions, detainees say they must often wait several months to see the doctor and that they’re fed cold, unsanitary food. Detainees also say staff use. The report details how the surge in immigrant apprehensions strained conditions and access to medical care at all of the facilities operating in California. State investigators also describe the recent deaths of multiple detainees.
In an emailed statement, an unnamed Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said: “There is no hunger strike at Adelanto. ” The department also added: “For the record: During hunger strikes, ICE continues to provide three meals a day, delivered to the detained alien’s room, and an adequate supply of drinking water or other beverages. ”on behalf of detainees, calling for conditions at Adelanto to be improved. The coalition has since requested an emergency court order to prevent further harm.
A hearing is scheduled for July 10. At least 20 detainees have launched a hunger strike at Desert View Annex, an immigrant detention center in Adelanto, California, where about 400 people are being held.
At a news conference Wednesday, immigrant rights groups, including the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, said the strikers were motivated by the detention center’s inadequate response to life-threatening health conditions among detainees, “decreasing portions of food” as commissary prices rise and “retaliation and suppression” against those who’ve spoken out against conditions inside. The media event included family members and legal representatives, who described hearing from detainees about how the hunger strike began..
Grounded in interviews with 194 detainees across the state, the report details how the surge in immigrant apprehensions strained conditions and access to medical care at all of the facilities operating in California. State investigators also described the recent deaths of multiple detainees.timely medical appointments, “appropriate treatment for chronic conditions” and “substantive mental health support”“The ability to meet collectively, speak with outside advocates, and communicate with family and the public without interference or retaliation.
” Desert View Annex is operated by The GEO Group, a private prison company, under contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. No one at the press conference could confirm whether any detainees at the main Adelanto detention facility were on a hunger strike, too. In response to a request for comment, The GEO Group referred LAist to the federal government. In an emailed statement, an unnamed Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said: “There is no hunger strike at Adelanto.
” The department also added: “For the record: During hunger strikes, ICE continues to provide three meals a day, delivered to the detained alien’s room, and an adequate supply of drinking water or other beverages. ” The department also said: “It is a longstanding practice to provide comprehensive medical care from the moment an alien enters ICE custody. This includes medical, dental, and mental health services as available, and access to medical appointments and 24-hour emergency care.
For many illegal aliens this is the best healthcare they have received their entire lives. ”Caleb Soto, an attorney with the National Day Labor Organizing Network, represents people currently detained at the Adelanto detention center. He said he goes inside the facility every week.
“I watch deteriorate week by week,” he said. “The food they're given ... provides almost no nutrition. Medical appointments can take weeks or even months to be approved, and often last 60 seconds ending with the prescription of Tylenol, Advil or even a salt packet. People with serious conditions go untreated, and I've watched people age in front of me in a matter of months.
” Soto also described his experience with the bond system.
“Discretionary releases have fallen 87%,” he said. “And for those who do get a bond hearing, the average bond is now over $14,000, which is a stark increase from the previous administration. ” Detainees have filed grievances, raised formal complaints and written officials about the conditions they’re experiencing, Soto added.
“A hunger strike is not a first resort," he said. "It's what people do when every other option has been taken from them. ”on behalf of detainees, calling for conditions at Adelanto to be improved. The coalition has since requested an emergency court order to prevent further harm.
A hearing is scheduled for July 10. Election workers check-in voters at a vote center at the Mission Valley Library in San Diego on Nov. 5, 2024. While GOP lawmakers try to convince moderates that a voter ID requirement is a “common sense” idea, they continue to push President Donald Trump’s debunked fraud narrative.
With President Donald Trump dragging them down in the polls, California Republicans are repackaging one of his core crusades into an idea they hope will be more palatable to voters. They are framing their successfulon the November ballot as a “common sense” measure.
“We’ve structured this initiative based on what voters across the political spectrum would want,” Republican Assemblymemberof San Diego said in a March interview, adding that showing an ID at the polls shouldn’t be any different than using one to buy alcohol or pass airport security. Last month, GOP legislators held a “stop the fraud” press conference, where they alleged without proof rampant corruption across state government, from elections to homelessness programs, and urged Newsom to call a special election to “audit” the alleged fraud.
The polling they point to also shows, however, that support for requiring identification at the polls drops to 39% when voters are told it is backed by DeMaio and could suppress turnout. With President Donald Trump dragging them down in the polls, California Republicans are repackaging one of his core crusades into an idea they hope will be more palatable to voters.of San Diego said in a March interview, adding that showing an ID at the polls shouldn’t be any different than using one to buy alcohol or pass airport security.56% of California voters support requiring ID at the ballot box and that most states require or recommend an ID to vote.
But even in their pursuit to appeal to moderates, GOP lawmakers haven’t given up pushing Trump’s debunked claims of widespread voter fraud. Last month, GOP legislators held a “stop the fraud” press conference, where they alleged without proof rampant corruption across state government, from elections to homelessness programs, and urged Newsom to call a special election to “audit” the alleged fraud.
The polling they point to also shows, however, that support for requiring identification at the polls drops to 39% when voters are told it is backed by DeMaio and could suppress turnout. Voting rights groups say the measure would create needless barriers and would stifle turnout among low-income and disabled voters. Current law already requires counties to routinely review voter registration databases to remove anyone who is ineligible to vote in case of a move, incarceration or death.
“Those checks and that maintenance of that list is already happening,” League of Women Voters executive director Jenny Farrell said. “We don’t need to erect new barriers. ”If passed, as many as 1 million eligible voters could be kept from voting. Another 500,000 aren’t registered and don’t have the necessary documents it would require, according to UCLA Voting Rights Project director Matt Barreto.
“There’s been a very consistent finding in almost any state, in any environment, that lower-income and working-class voters are less likely to have an updated, valid ID,” he said. Meanwhile, Democrats want to increase penalties for violating election laws after Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a candidate for governor,Bianco, who seized the ballots in response to unproven claims from a right-wing activist group, supports voter ID.
“We have a two-person rule where no ballots are ever in an area that’s not with at least two people observing what’s happening,” saidHowever, fears about election integrity have risen among Republicans since Trump falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen, spurring GOP lawmakers across the country to introduce bills seeking to tighten voter restrictions. This is DeMaio’s third attempt at a voter ID ballot initiative. It qualified for the ballot last month.
Assemblymember Carl DeMaio announces that supporters of the CA Voter ID Initiative will submit more than 1.3 million signatures to qualify the measure for the November 2026 ballot during a press conference at the west steps of the state Capitol in Sacramento on March 3, 2026. Strategists say there’s little evidence that ballot initiatives actually turn out voters, but this measure is something intended to activate voters in what will likely be a difficult election year for Republicans.
“Issues like this, that are kind of red meat issues for Republicans when the governor’s race is fairly lackluster, it helps,” Stutzman said. “It’s all upside. It’s not going to hurt Republicans to have this on the ballot. ”they flipped in 2024 and gain others.
But Trump — and his push for national voter restrictions — threatens Republicans’ success at the ballot box.
“It’s a loop that Republicans keep hammering on, either fraud or ineptitude, or waste in dollars,” Stutzman said. “It’s kind of traditional Republican messaging. ”If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.
The Pasadena City Council voted this week to clear the way for new apartments for low-income fire survivors. But some council members noted their hesitancy to approve the project, saying their hands were tied by state law. Mayor Victor Gordo joined the rest of the council in denying an appeal from homeowners opposed to the project that would bring 133 units of low-income housing to East Pasadena.
But he expressed reluctance, blaming state lawmakers for pitting local elected leaders against the interests of existing residents. The council vote upheld an earlier Design Commission approval for the developer’s plans, which include adapting a former office building into 50 units of permanent supportive housing for tenants including formerly unhoused people. A new five-story building will include another 81 units of income-restricted housing. Two units will be for property managers.
Members of the Lower Hastings Ranch Association appealed the project’s design approval, arguing the project was too tall, too dense and unsuited to the neighborhood. But some council members noted their hesitancy to approve the project, saying their hands were tied by state law. The council denied an appeal from a homeowners group who opposed the project, which plans to bring 133 units of low-income housing to East Pasadena.
The nearby residents said it was too tall, too dense and had too little parking. Mayor Victor Gordo expressed reluctance about denying the appeal. He blamed state lawmakers for pitting local elected leaders against the interests of existing residents.
“We're going to see more and more of these frustrating hearings, where the local elected body essentially has little to no discretion, little to no say, and that's wrong,” Gordo said during the Monday night meeting. The developer’s plans for the project include adapting a former office building into 50 units of permanent supportive housing for tenants, including formerly unhoused people. A new five-story building will include another 81 units of income-restricted housing. Two units will be for property managers.
Members of the Lower Hastings Ranch Association appealed an approval of the project by the city’s Design Commission. They argued the development wasn’t suitable for the neighborhood. Ronnie Po, the association’s president, said nearby homeowners felt “blindsided” by the plans. Their appeal wasn’t really about the project’s aesthetics, he said.
They were mainly opposed to the development’s height, density and “I wouldn't call this a design issue,” Po said.
“This project will literally rise up to the backyards of some of our neighbors up there. So this is literally in someone's backyard. ” The development team countered those complaints in a presentation to the City Council, saying the project complied with all relevant laws and did not impinge on single-family homes.
“The building is no closer than 25 feet to the nearest property line, and no closer than 110 feet away to the nearest home,” said Dana Sayles, who is with the land use firm three6ixty. The project at 600 N. Rosemead Blvd. will be reserved for renters who earn no more than 80% of the area’s median income. By current standards, that would include individuals earning up to $84,850 per year and families of four earning up to $121,150.
Many units will be set aside for renters with even lower incomes. And under state funding agreements, preference will be given to tenants displaced by the Eaton Fire.
“More than half of the units are two and three bedrooms, so this project is very much focused on families,” said Stephanie DeWolfe, a consultant on the project. “Getting family-sized units has been a challenge for the city in the past, and especially now with all the people displaced from the fires.
"Because of the state’s density bonus law — which allows larger projects when units are kept affordable — the developer is allowed to build taller than would normally be allowed under Pasadena codes. The project is within a half-mile of the Sierra Madre Villa stop on Metro’s A Line, qualifying it as near a “major transit stop” under California law.. The developer is voluntarily planning to build 55 parking spaces.
Many public commenters — and some council members — said more parking was needed.
“We live in California, by the way,” he said, drawing applause from audience members opposed to the project. People at the meeting who expressed support for the project said many tenants, including those exiting homelessness, likely would not be in a financial position to own cars.
“I support this building since it would be perfect for people like me, who would qualify based on income limits and do not need to have parking,” said Koji Sakano. “Those who apply, like me, would tend to be those that do not wish for car parking in the first place.
”Jesse Zwick, the Southern California director of the Housing Action Coalition, said the Pasadena project’s path to approval shows city officials and residents slowly catching up to changes in state law, which in many cases override local opposition.
“The state has awarded priority to building affordable housing in places like this — that typically have resisted it,” Zwick said. “What you're seeing now is some of that resistance being up against where state law has evolved on this issue. ” Cities that have resisted state housing laws aimed at increasing development have found themselves in California’s legal crosshairs.
Beverly Hillsmassive “builder’s remedy” projects after it failed to comply with a state requirement for cities to plan for more housing. Huntington BeachDespite those risks, some Pasadena residents urged city leaders to fight back on the state’s efforts to encourage taller, denser affordable housing projects.
“The state of California has come up with these crazy laws,” said Scott Shimamoto. “We would love for the City Council and mayor to tell the state of California: Pause this. ”The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Pasadena Tuesday over whether the federal government has the right to access sensitive data about California’s 23 million voters.
The court also heard a nearly identical case involving Oregon.sued by the Trump administration in an effort to get access to unredacted state voter registration rolls. The administration says it wants to make sure only citizens are voting and that states are otherwise properly maintaining their rolls, for example, by removing people who have died. California has offered access to its publicly available voter file, which does not include information like driver’s license and social security numbers.
State election and privacy laws prohibit state officials from sharing that more sensitive data, and lawyers for California argue that federal laws do not allow the U.S. Department of Justice unfettered access to the state’s voter files. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Pasadena Tuesday over whether the federal government has the right to access sensitive data about California’s 23 million voters.
The court also heard a nearly identical case involving Oregon.sued by the Trump administration in an effort to get access to unredacted state voter registration rolls. The administration says it wants to make sure only citizens are voting and that states are otherwise properly maintaining their rolls, for example, by removing people who have died. California has offered access to its publicly available voter file, which does not include information like driver’s license and social security numbers.
State election and privacy laws prohibit state officials from sharing that more sensitive data, and lawyers for California argue that federal laws do not allow the U.S. Department of Justice unfettered access to the state’s voter files. Trump administration officials have given different reasons for requesting the data over the past year. But earlier this month, ato check the immigration status of voters.
NPR and other news outlets have reported on major flaws in the system, including improperlyIt differs in each state. Some states give flagged voters time to prove their eligibility; others suspend or cancel registration immediately. Voting rights groups worry that a large number of voters may be disenfranchised right before the midterm election. — some Republican-led states are resisting the federal government’s demands for sensitive voter data.
At least 15 states have agreed to provide their full registration lists, most of them Republican-led, according to theThere's no specific timeline for a ruling from the Ninth Circuit. A separate appeals court is considering the Trump administration’s demand for Michigan voter data. Depending on the outcome of that and the California and Oregon cases, observers say the issue could be headed to the Supreme Court.see the app's support page.
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